Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
And as for Ishmael, I've heard you. I'll bless him, and he'll have many descendants. I will multiply him greatly, he'll father twelve tribal leaders, and I'll cause his descendants to become a great nation.
New American Standard Bible
As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and
King James Version
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Holman Bible
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will certainly bless him; I will make him fruitful and will multiply him greatly. He will father 12 tribal leaders,
A Conservative Version
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
American Standard Version
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Amplified
As for Ishmael, I have heard and listened to you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will greatly multiply him [through his descendants]. He will be the father of twelve princes (chieftains, sheiks), and I will make him a great nation.
Bible in Basic English
As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.
Darby Translation
And for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Julia Smith Translation
And for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I blessed him and made him fruitful, and I multiplied him with might exceedingly: twelve chiefs shall he beget, and I will give him into a great nation.
King James 2000
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [as for] Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless him and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him {exceedingly}. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Modern King James verseion
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall father twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And as concerning Ishmael also, I have heard thy request: lo, I will bless him and increase him, and multiply him exceedingly. Twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make a great nation of him.
NET Bible
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes; I will make him into a great nation.
New Heart English Bible
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
The Emphasized Bible
Yet as for Ishmael, I have heard thee; o! I have blessed trim and will make him fruitful, and multiply him, exceedingly, - twelve princes, shall he beget, and I will grant him to be a great nation;
Webster
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
World English Bible
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Youngs Literal Translation
As to Ishmael, I have heard thee; lo, I have blessed him, and made him fruitful, and multiplied him, very exceedingly; twelve princes doth he beget, and I have made him become a great nation;
Themes
Barrenness » Miraculously removed, instances of » Sarai
Blessings » Pronounced upon persons by the lord
Covenant » Instances of » Abraham
Covenant » The covenant with abraham
the First-born » Instances of superseded » Ishmael
God's Promises » Of plenty » Of posterity
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Prophecies concerning
Ishmael » The outcast, life summarized » Became the head of a great nation
Ishmael » Son of abraham » Promised to be the father of a nation
Ishmael » Son of abraham » Prayer of abraham for
The ishmaelites » Predictions respecting » To be numerous
The ishmaelites » Predictions respecting » To be divided into twelve tribes
Nations » Who became a great nation
Prayer » Answered » Abraham entreating » For ishmael
Rulers' » Instances of » Ishmael
Sarah » Also called sarai » Her miraculous conception of isaac
Interlinear
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Parah
M@`od
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Nasiy'
Yalad
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 17:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abram And Circumcision, The Sign Of The Covenant
19 But God replied, "No, but your wife Sarah will give birth to your son, and you are to name him Isaac. I'll confirm my covenant with him as an eternal covenant for his descendants. 20 And as for Ishmael, I've heard you. I'll bless him, and he'll have many descendants. I will multiply him greatly, he'll father twelve tribal leaders, and I'll cause his descendants to become a great nation. 21 Now as to Isaac, I'll confirm my covenant with him, to whom Sarah will give birth as your son at this time next year."
Names
Cross References
Genesis 21:18
Get up! Pick up the youth and grab his hand, because I will make a great nation of his descendants."
Genesis 21:13
Nevertheless, I will make the slave girl's son into a nation, since he, too, is your offspring."
Genesis 16:10-12
The angel of the LORD also told her, "I will greatly multiply your offspring, who will be too many to count.
Genesis 25:12-18
Now this is what happened to Ishmael, whom Sarah's Egyptian servant Hagar bore for Abraham.